Ahi: yellowfin tunaAku: skipjack or bonito tunaAlaea: a type of sea salt containing reddish clay, rich in trace mineralsButterfish: black codChicken Luau: chicken cooked with taro leaf and coconut milkChili Water: mild all-purpose condimentHaupia: coconut puddingKalua Pig: barbecued pork, cooked whole in an imu (underground oven)Kaukau: a Pidgin Hawaiian word meaning foodKiawe: wood of the algaroba tree used in cookingKulolo: taro puddingLaulau: pork, butterfish, beef or chicken wrapped in taro leaf and steamed in an
imu (underground
oven)Lilikoi: passion fruitLimu: seaweedLoco Moco: a fried egg on top of a hamburger on top of a pile of rice - all
smothered in brown gravy!Lomilomi Salmon: cold diced salmon, tomatoes and onionLong Rice: cellophane noodles made from mungbean flourLuau: a Hawaiian feast, named for the taro tops servedMahimahi: dolphin fish (unrelated to the mammal)Manapua: Chinese-style filled steam bunsMaui Onion: mild white onion, with sweetness similar to a Vidalia onionMoi: threadfishNaau: stewed beef intestinesOhelo Berry: bright red, similar to a huckleberryOhelo: plant with edible berriesOnaga: red snapperOno: similar to mackerel or tunaOpakapaka: pink snapperOpihi: island limpetsPaina: the ancient name for a Hawaiian feast also referred to as a luauPipi Kaula: Hawaiian beef jerkyPlate Lunch: a meal consisting of an entree and lots of starchPoha Berry: very tart, similar to a gooseberryPoi: staple starch of the Hawaiian diet, made from boiled taro rootPoke: raw fish with seaweed and sesame oilPuaa: pig or porkPupu: appetizer, hors d'oeuvreSaimin: ramen-like noodle soup of local inventionShave Ice: freshly shaved ice drenched in a sweet syrup - lighter and flakier than a
snow coneSpam: Hawaii's favorite canned meat - the less said, the betterTaro: a tuberous vegetable used to make poiUhi: yamUku: grey snapper